Edwards tested the Gresini FTR-Honda and the Avintia FTR-Kawasaki after Mugello in mid-July, but was back on the Suter-BMW for Laguna Seca.

"I've heard rumours we'll be on an Aprilia at Indianapolis," Edwards said at the US GP. "That is still not going to able to compete with the [prototype] guys but at least it's the best CRT bike out there. If that happens it's a step forward."